Subspecies
Valeriana sitchensis sitchensis
Valeriana sitchensis sitchensis. Photo: (c) Justin Felder, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Valeriana sitchensis is a species of valerian known by the common name Sitka valerian. It is native to northwestern North America from Alaska and northern Canada to Montana to northern California, where it grows in many types of habitat, including moist mountain forests. In moist subalpine meadows, it is often one of the most common plants. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a stout, erect stem to about 70 centimeters in maximum height, but known…
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